RAGE: My Recruitment Model to #teachtheweb
We had a wonderful discussion about onboarding participants today. Gauthamraj posed a question about the difference between Recruitment and Selection. It was a semantic question about words that don't translate well but it sparked a wonderful conversation.
@GauthRaj @sunnydeveloper @MozTeach @liaonet IMO an application. selection is user driven recruitment is organization driven, more long term
— Greg McVerry (@jgmac1106) January 5, 2016
@MozTeach @GauthRaj @sunnydeveloper @liaonet Yes! Also Recrtmnt, long term ongoing. Selection, done in meeting. One inclusive one exclusive
— Greg McVerry (@jgmac1106) January 5, 2016
@GauthRaj @sunnydeveloper @liaonet Recruitment is usually 1st, but depends on long term goals & process like @jgmac1106 mentioned.
— Mozilla Learning (@MozTeach) January 5, 2016
When it comes to participation recruitment is all the rage
- Respect: You have to respect future contributors as people first. Know their interests and passions. Know what they bring to the table and what they need.
- Activities: Future contributors will not come to you. You need to run programs that are more social than technical in nature first.
- Get involved: Again contributors will not come to you. Go to them. What are other allies, spaces, or programs where future contributors hang out? Go there. Recruit.
- Engage: Once you have found potential contributors find them a task that can be achieved. More importantly you already know what they want to accomplish. Help them first if you want them to help you.
This recruitment model is one I have been using for the last twenty years. It has served me well. Maybe you will find it useful.
